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Game 20: Princeton (15-4, 5-1) vs. Cornell (11-6, 3-3)
Tip-Off: 7 p.m. EST
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Game 21: Princeton (15-4, 5-1) vs. Columbia (4-14, 1-5)
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team will hit the road for a pair of Ivy League contests, first taking on Cornell University on Friday, February 4, then Columbia University on Saturday, February 5.

Last Time Out
Despite trimming a 17-point deficit down to two, the Princeton University men's basketball team fell just short to Yale University, 80-74, Saturday night inside Jadwin Gymnasium.

The win moved the Tigers to 15-4 overall, 5-1 in Ivy League play, and 11-1 at home. It snapped the Tigers' winning streak at 10 games, which previously stood as No. 3 in the nation for active win streak.

Senior Jaelin Llewellyn led the way with a team-high 23 points; he went 6-for-12 from behind the three-point line, setting a new career-high in three-pointers made, six rebounds, and a game-high five assists. Senior Ethan Wright finished with 17 points on 7-for-13 shooting, while also pulling down seven rebounds. Junior Tosan Evbuomwan finished with 15 points, and junior Ryan Langborg 10. Sophomore Matt Allocco added a career-high eight rebounds.

National Rankings
Three-point field goals per game: #5, 10.8
Field goal percentage: #9, 49.0%
Assist/Turnover ratio: #11, 1.50
Scoring offense: #15, 80.6
Three-point field goal percentage: #17, 38.5%
Total three-point field goals made: #21, 205
Assists per game: #26, 16.2
Won-lost percentage: #31, 78.9%

Through 19 Games
Evbuomwan leads the Ivy League in assists per game (5.1) and field goal percentage (53.1%), while also ranking second in assist/turnover ratio (2.1), fourth in steals (1.6), sixth in scoring (14.9), and seventh in rebounding (5.6).

Wright, who has six double-doubles on the season, ranks second in the in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (49.5%), fourth in rebounds per game (7.5), sixth in three-point field gosals per game (2.4), and eighth in scoring (14.5).

Llewellyn ranks fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (45.5%), fifth in scoring (15.9), seventh in assists (2.6), and tenth in three-point field goals per game (2.3).

Langborg ranks fourth in the Ivy League in three-point field goals per game (2.4).

Triple Double Watch
Should Evbuomwan, or any Tiger, record a triple double, it would be the first in program history since assists were first recorded in 1974-75.

All-Time Series
The Tigers lead the all-time series with the Big Red, 140-83, and the Lions, 157-86.

Last Time They Met
Princeton overcame Columbia inside Jadwin Gymnasium, 84-69, on Friday, January 7. The Tigers also defeated Cornell, 72-70, following an Allocco buzzer beater, on Saturday, January 8.

Scouting Cornell
The Big Red are 11-6 overall, and have a 3-3 record in Ivy League play. Most recently, Cornell took down Brown University, 74-72, on Sunday, January 30, in Providence, Rhode Island.

Cornell is led in points per game by Jordan Jones (12.7), rebounds (4.9), assists (3.0) and blocks (1.0) by Kobe Dickinson, along with steals (2.0) by Chris Manon.

Scouting Columbia
Columbia is 4-14 overall, and has a 1-5 record in conference play. In their most recent contest, the Lions suffered a 76-63 setback against Dartmouth College on Saturday, January 29, inside Levien Gymnsium. Prior to taking on the Tigers, Columbia will host the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, February 4.

Liam Murphy leads the Lions in points per game (12.2), while Patrick Harding leads the team in rebounding (8.2). Columbia is led in blocks Josh Odunowo (1.2), along with assists (3.4) and steals (0.9) by Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa.

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